Serious Child & Alan Ruddy + John Alexander
Entry Requirements: Over 18s only
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“The Beatles meets Simon & Garfunkel meets Scissor Sisters meets Bon Iver meets Mumford & Sons meets Serious Child meets Andy Ruddy”
Songwriters Serious Child & Andy Ruddy celebrate the launch of their album Talk About The Weather, exploring what brings people together in modern acoustic music.
Serious Child is songwriter and roots musician Alan Young from West Sussex. He draws from a wide range of acoustic musical influences from folk to pop to bossanova to explore the world around us with a poet’s ear for emotion and a comedian’s eye for everyday detail. "brimming with vigour and style" ⭑⭑⭑⭑ RnR "the year's first home-grown album of depth, vision and commitment" ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ Spiral Earth “taking acoustic rock to new levels” ⭑⭑⭑⭑ Maverick “a jamboree of versatility and melody” Featured Album of the Month, Folk Radio UK
Andy Ruddy is a 31-year old singer songwriter from Bradford, currently working for the charity Give A Song performing to vulnerable people in lockdown. In 2015 he released his debut album ‘Everything Is In Order’ with the help of ex-Shed Seven musician Fraser Smith. It was a surprise hit, peaking at No.6 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart. The following year he was nominated for ‘Best Unsigned Male’ at the Best of British Unsigned Music Awards and by 2018 had released his second album ‘Vital Signs’ which charted at No.12. His more recent music has featured on the series finale of BBC1’s The Syndicate and been played at Bradford City, his beloved home team.
John Alexander
Glaswegian John Alexander started out as a classical guitarist before his love of blues and country music got the better of him. Life in his native country as well as experiences of living in New Zealand and travel throughout the USA form much of the inspiration behind his songs.
Influences ranging from the likes of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Martyn, to Kelly Joe Phelps, Greg Brown and The John Butler Trio, are evident in the soulful lyrics and strong guitar riffs in his songs.
“Glaswegian Alexander's lilting acoustic blues are inspired by his troubadour travels around the world. Careworn tunes and his dust-choked voice give a timeless feel to his songs." Q Magazine
"Guitar-country and Delta blues styles knowledgably tempered with folk picking.. I could go on, but its far better you discover these delights for yourself; this is superb" Rock N Reel
Twitter: @childserious @andyruddymusic .FB: /seriouschildmusic /andyruddymusic Act web-site : seriouschild.com andyruddymusic.com kirstymcgee.com
Video links: Serious Child & Andy Ruddy - Turn The Music Down: https://vimeo.com/561301328/7b65fd07a8 Serious Child & Andy Ruddy - Talk About The Weather: https://vimeo.com/547520509
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